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Fear of a black Europe: Racism rises on the Old Continent

BRUSSELS — From soccer hooligans to mainstream politicians, there's something rotten in Europe's race relations.

FHM model Jessica Leandra dos Santos in racist tweet controversy on Twitter

Jessica Leandra dos Santos, a South African model, sparks Twitter furor over a tweet in which she uses a racist term for a black person.
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South African model Jessica Leandra dos Santos has sparked a Twitter furor over a tweet in which she uses racist language. (Screengrab)
Jessica Leandra dos Santos, a South African model, in a tweet used the "k-word," a racist term for a black person.
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Jean-Paul Guerlain, French parfumier, fined for making racist comments

Guerlain, 75, told a TV interviewer that he had worked "like a negro" on his company's famous Samsura scent. "I don't know if negroes have always worked so hard, but anyway," he continued.

Germany: Neo-Nazi murder victims remembered with ceremony, minute's silence

Chancellor Merkel urged Germans to be vigilant against far-right extremism, citing Edmund Burke's famous warning: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."

Britain: justice delayed, finally triumphs

In a dramatic conclusion to one of the most notorious criminal cases of the last quarter century the killers of Stephen Lawrence are finally convicted of the crime
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Doreen and Neville Lawrence at the Old Bailey today after their son Stephen's killers were convicted - 18 years after his murder. (CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images)
18 years after his murder, a case that changed Britain, the killers of Stephen Lawrence are finally convicted of the crime
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Racist charges against top English Premier League soccer players

England and Chelsea Captain John Terry to be prosecuted for using racist language in a match
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Chelsea and England football captain John Terry strides off the pitch following incident in which he is accused of racially abusing an opposing player. Terry has been charged with "a racially aggravated public order offence" over the incident. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
England and Chelsea Captain John Terry to be prosecuted for using racist language in a match
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